A performer puts on make-up before a Beijing opera performance for the closing ceremony of the first young Beijing Opera Actors' Arena contest in Beijing, September 16, 2011.

Passengers wait to get on a subway train in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Sept 16, 2011. Subway Line 2 in the city of Xi'an, which opened on Friday, is the first subway line to operate in Northwest China. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]